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Episode 1 of 3 in Your Prostate Cancer Questions Answered
Prostate Cancer and Making Sense of nmCRPC Treatment Options
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
In 2018, patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) were watching and waiting. Two years later there are three novel androgen receptor inhibitors available. But more options mean more questions for doctors and for patients.
Episode 8 of 14 in Facing MPN
The Road to Curing MPNs
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
What is the future of MPN treatment?Join us at 1:30 pm PT/4:30 pm ET on October 28th as our host, Patient Advocate Ruth Fein talks to physician-scientist Dr. Ross Levine of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center about his research on myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) blood cancers.
Immunotherapy For Lung Cancer Brings Treatment Breakthroughs
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Immunotherapies have radically changed treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In fact, the PD-L1/PD-1 blockade is a bona fide breakthrough. What does this fast-moving course of research and treatment mean for lung cancer patients of all persuasions?
Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About HER2
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Catch up on how an old standby continues to evolve. HER2 has been a major part of the breast cancer vocabulary since the 1980s. Nowadays everyone knows their status as a matter of course. But what exactly does that mean?
Episode 9 of 14 in Facing MPN
MPNs in Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
While most myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) patients are older adults, children and young adults can be affected as well, and research & treatment for pediatric MPNs is a growing field.
Episode 2 of 3 in Your Prostate Cancer Questions Answered
PSA and Imaging for Prostate Cancer Patients
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
In this edition of our prostate cancer Answers Now series, we’ll learn about the latest in testing and imaging for prostate cancer with hosts & AnCan Prostate Cancer Moderators, Len Sierra and Peter Kafka.
Episode 3 of 3 in Your Prostate Cancer Questions Answered
How to Manage Prostate Cancer Side Effects and Reduce Suffering
Monday, November 16, 2020
What are the Effects of Good Doctor-Patient Relationships?Talking honestly about one’s medical realities in the doctor’s office takes practice, but it is a crucial step to take. Tune in as experts discuss how transparent doctor-patient relationships can improve prostate cancer outcomes.
Episode 7 of 8 in Let's Talk Metastatic Breast Cancer
Let's Talk Metastatic Breast Cancer: Balancing Work and Family and Treatment
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
What challenges face women who are diagnosed at a younger age? A group of younger metastatic breast cancer patients are joined by a social worker to talk about how they’re coping with issues that are central to their daily lives. From employment, fertility, raising kids, to managing finances.
New Targeted Therapies for RET Gene in Lung Cancer
Thursday, November 19, 2020
The majority of lung cancer patients have non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and a small percentage of those patients have the RET gene, also called RET fusion-positive lung cancer.
Episode 8 of 8 in Let's Talk Metastatic Breast Cancer
Let's Talk Metastatic Breast Cancer: What Does the Future Hold?
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Our final episode concludes with a discussion with a clinical trials researcher and a patient advocate about how metastatic disease has changed and where it’s headed. They will discuss the exciting frontiers of research, clinical trials and the future of treatment.
